Step 4: Manager Track

Alex is a literary and talent manager at 831 Entertainment who represents a diverse group of writers, directors and actors based in Los Angeles, Atlanta and Canada. His literary clients have staffed on Stephen Colbert's TOONING OUT THE NEWS on Paramount+ and SOFT FOCUS WITH JENNA FRIEDMAN on Adult Swim, while his talent clients have appeared in Amazon Prime's WITH LOVE, NBC's YOUNG ROCK and CW's WALKER.

A graduate of the University of Texas at Austin with a Bachelor of Science in Radio/Television/Film, Alex previously interned with the Austin Film Society, as well as the development departments of Cross Creek Pictures and Ghost House Pictures

David McInerney is a literary Manager/Producer representing writers/directors for film/tv at MaCroManagement, and has previously worked at WMA and Sony Pictures. With over 20 years experience in the entertainment business David has worked on projects with all the major studios and television networks. David recently Produced the horror feature DISAPPOINTMENT GIRLS. David resides in Los Angeles CA and is originally from Boston.

Born and bred in London, Nicholas Bogner survived the American School in London (ASL) which destroyed his West London accent, plus several British schools that were oddly charmed by his strange American accent.  “O” Levels and “A” levels (older than you thought) propelled him to go to Los Angeles and attend UCLA where he studied English Literature.

Since then, Bogner has had a series of positions in all different aspects of the entertainment industry from being a screenwriter (two produced credits) to running development for Tom Cruise and Paula Wagner.  He still has a lifetime confidentiality agreement, so there are no secrets to share (or are there)?

As a literary manager, Bogner has run the lit branch of Affirmative Entertainment for the last dozen years. Under his stewardship, he has had numerous movies made including Wedding Season for Netflix (Deadline), Infinite Storm for Sony (Variety), Come Play for Amblin and Focus Features and has sold television pilots to just about all of the majors from network to streamers. In addition, many of his writers have been staffed at various levels of successful shows over the years including a supernatural thriller sold to Paramount (Deadline).  

Previously, Bogner served as Vice President of Original Programming for TNT. In this capacity, Bogner worked on several high-profile projects including Steven Spielberg’s twelve-hour mini Into the West as well as Stephen King’s Salem’s Lot. Beyond these projects, Bogner shepherded over 15 movies into production.

Ben is a seasoned development executive executive and producer with over 15 years of experience in TV, Film, and Digital Media. Starting his career as a PA, he has helped develop and produce films at multiple budget ranges, TV projects with A-list talent, and worked as an executive and producer for some of the world's biggest brands, including Apple and the NFL. Ben has recently sold projects to Netflix, CJ Entertainment, Nickelodeon, Amazon, and NBC/Universal.

Emily Kramer is the Director of Development at Academy Award-winner Florian Zeller’s production company, Blue Morning Pictures, where she oversees the development and production of film and television projects. Prior to her current role, she worked in Narrative Film at Participant, contributing to a slate of socially impactful and critically acclaimed projects.

Emily began her career at WME, where she was part of the Motion Picture Literary group and WME Independent, the agency’s film sales and financing division.

Born and raised in Los Angeles, Emily graduated from Emerson College with a degree in Film Production.

Cole is a DePaul University graduate who works at the new LA-based literary management company, Northstar, representing writers, directors, and producers for film & TV. Before Northstar, Cole worked at Anonymous Content in the Literary and Producing departments, and Buchwald in the Motion Picture Literary department. Northstar's clients have created or written the acclaimed projects; YOUR FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS, LUCKY, SPIDER-MAN: ACROSS THE SPIDER-VERSE, BLACK HAWK DOWN, TRON: ARES, SHANG-CHI, GODZILLA X KONG, THE EXPENDABLES, BUMBLEBEE, BIRDS OF PREY, TRANSFORMERS: THE LAST KNIGHT, SHAZAM!, GEMINI MAN, KUNG FU PANDA 4, A SIMPLE FAVOR and many more.

Andrea Shay is an accomplished television producer who spent the last seven years producing for ABC Signature Studios under an overall deal with Ryan Seacrest Productions. At ABC Signature, Shay developed and produced several pilots and series including THE WATCHFUL EYE for Freeform/ Hulu starring Kelly Bishop and Mariel Molino and the Netflix drama, INSATIABLE starring Debby Ryan
and Dallas Roberts. Other projects she has in development include DOWN AND OUT IN BEVERLY HILLS, a co-production with Trevor Noah’s production company, Day Zero Productions, and FIERCE, a script she is co-producing through RSP with John Legend’s company, Get Lifted Productions. Before she joined Seacrest, Andrea spent seven years as the co-head of development for Mark Gordon at The Mark Gordon Company where she sold a number of scripted projects to the
broadcast networks and premium platforms while producing the acclaimed series, BENCHED, starring Eliza Coupe and Jay Harrington for USA.

Prior to joining The Mark Gordon Company, Shay served as the Head of
Development at Regency Television where she developed several pilots and series including THE RETURN OF JEZEBEL JAMES written by Amy Sherman-Palladino, starring Parker Posey, HELP ME, HELP YOU written by Jenni Konner and Ali Rushfield starring Ted Danson, and LISTEN UP written by Jeff Martin starring Jason Alexander.

Earlier in her career, Shay spent three years at Fox Broadcasting Company as the Director of Current Series serving as the key network liaison to shows like THAT 70S SHOW, BERNIE MAC, MALCOLM IN THE MIDDLE, THE X-FILES, GIRLS CLUB, and MadTV. Shay grew up in northern New Jersey and graduated from Indiana University before pursuing her career in television in Los Angeles.

Chase Hinton is a development executive, producer, and writer with over 15 years in the entertainment industry. Projects he has developed have attached multiple Academy, Emmy, and Peabody Award-winners, A-list talent, and directors with over a billion dollars in box office as well as sparked studio bidding wars.

He served as Head of Development for Balcony 9 Productions whose releases include DEAD MAN'S WIRE directed by Gus Van Sant and starring Bill Skarsgård, Colman Domingo, and Al Pacino as well as BRIDE HARD starring Rebel Wilson, Anna Camp, Da'Vine Joy Randolph, Stephen Dorff, and Justin Hartley, directed by Simon West (CON AIR, LARA CROFT: TOMB RAIDER). He has just wrapped production on KAET MIGHT DIE starring Awkwafina, Anthony Ramos, and Ken Jeong, which he developed and produced.

Past releases include PAINT starring Owen Wilson, THE IMMACULATE ROOM with Emile Hirsch, Kate Bosworth, and Ashley Greene, and SOME OTHER WOMAN starring Amanda Crews, Tom Felton, and Ashley Greene. IRL (written, produced, and starring Hinton) received 100% on Rotten Tomatoes and the ReFrame Stamp from the Sundance Institute and Women in Film for its commitment to gender equity.

In 2026 Hinton founded CAMENA STUDIOS, alongside Bobby Berk.